Tom Lahetta Age: 55 Occupation: President of the North Coast Building Industries Association Lives: South Amherst Why are you cleaning up — volunteering — on South Maple Street on such a nice day? My brother, Phil, happens to be the chief building official for the city of Elyria and when they talked about revitalizing this Read More…

Dear Mr. President, you may not want to suspend your re-election campaign, but you appear to have secured the woolly bear bump. A caterpillar named after President Barack Obama beat a caterpillar named after Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a landslide — about a foot to be precise — at the annual Woollybear Festival on Read More…

Rosalie A. Carr, born January 5, 1934, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, at New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph in Lorain. She was the daughter of William B. and Rosella E. (Krauss) Carr and grew up in Sylvania, Ohio. Rosie attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sylvania. She graduated from the former Burnham High Read More…

Peter M. Linden, age 56, passed away after a lengthy illness at the New Life Hospice of St. Joseph Residential Center. He was born April 6, 1956 in Elyria and was a 1974 graduate of Elyria Catholic High School. He lived in Elyria for the past five years, moving from North Ridgeville. He is a Read More…